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Bob Dylan charged in France over Croatia remarks
[December 03, 2013] PARIS (AP) — French authorities have filed preliminary charges against Bob Dylan over a 2012 interview in which he is quoted comparing Croatians to Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.
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Paris prosecutor's office spokeswoman Agnes
Thibault-Lecuivre said Tuesday the charges of "public insult and
inciting hate" were filed in mid-November. The charges stemmed from a lawsuit by a Croatian community group
in France over an interview in Rolling Stone magazine. A lawyer
for the group, Ivan Jurasinovic, says they are not seeking
monetary damages but only want the legendary singer to apologize
to the Croatian people for the comments. He did not say why they filed the case in France. France has
strict laws punishing hate speech and racist remarks. Representatives for Dylan could not immediately be reached for comment. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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